As He stood and stared, His eyes flashed with power, with authority, with righteous anger. One by one, people turned toward Him. The crushing sounds of the busting marketplace faded until the silence was painful. The corrupt merchants froze, their eyes locked on His face. Some tried to hide, as if those piercing eyes were reading their guilt from their faces.

A sense of awe overwhelmed the crowd. It was as if they were standing in the judgment room of God Himself. And in a sense, they were. As they stared at Jesus, divinity flashed through His human form. He seemed to loom above them with commanding dignity and His whole body shone with a divine light.